Game cheaters to be killed by dragons

Wednesday 26
th September 2012, Cambridge, UK - A new way of
unearthing videogame cheaters has been introduced to RuneScape, the
world’s most popular online adventure game.

‘Botting’ is a system whereby players of many online
games use third-party software to automate tasks which in turn
increase their player ability. It is an increasing problem for many
online games – which is why Jagex is introducing
sophisticated counter measures.

The new system will see anyone caught cheating within the game
given two very public warnings – and if they are then caught
a third time, their in-game character will be detained and sent to
‘Botany Bay’ where they could be permanently
destroyed.

‘Botany Bay’ is a new in-game area where the
community can judge the cheats, voting on ways in which they can be
destroyed and throwing rotten fruit as the votes are counted.
Methods of disposal include being stomped on by a dragon, blasted
by a ray of light from the RuneScape gods, or consumed by a giant
worm.

Mark Ogilvie, RuneScape Lead Designer commented: “Seeing
rogue characters killed by dragons will be a very visual deterrent
to other cheating players who now risk losing their character
permanently.

We take a very hard line on cheaters in our game and have taken
the unique move to name and shame those who have been breaking one
of our most important rules. We have wanted to do this for some
time and we hope that by bringing the actions of those who cheat to
the attention of the wider community, we can make a massive step
towards eliminating botting from the game.”

To join in the fight against the bots and claim your flaming
Pitchfork of Vigilantism today why not head over to
www.RuneScape.com to create your free account

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